For a healthier gut

DO you know that our gut harbours over 100 trillion microbial cells that influence our physiology, nutrition, metabolism and immune function?

Disruption to the gut microbiota (microbial imbalance) may cause constipation, diarrhoea and bloating.

Ageing is one of the factors of a disrupted gut microbiota. The gut microbiota composition of the elderly will change as we age and “bad” bacteria will gradually become more dominant than “good” bacteria (Front Immunol. 2017; 8: 1385. doi: 10.3389/ fimmu.2017.01385).

Constipation is a commonly reported bowel symptom among the elderly due to a low-fibre diet and poor lifestyle.

Therefore, many frustrated elderly patients resort to laxatives as a quick fix for constipation.

However, long-term use of laxatives often result in decreased bowel function or lazy bowel syndrome and it may also lead to laxative dependency.

Prolonged laxative use is then discouraged and should be replaced by natural food remedies that combine dietary fibres and probiotics for the improvement of bowel movement and restoration of gut function.

Biogrow ProGut is made from natural Swedish oat fibre formulated with Dual Action from Oat BG22 fibre powder and B. lactis, a BB-12 probiotic strain from Denmark – the world’s best documented Bifidobacterium with over 300 scientific publications including over 130 clinical studies (information provided by Chr. Hansen A/S, Denmark).

One sachet daily provides a synergistic effect for an improved intestinal function and a balanced gut microbiota.

Take a sachet (about 7g) and mix it with a glass of cold water, fruit juice or sprinkle on cereal and yogurt.

One to two sachets a day is recommended after meals or any time that is convenient.

One sachet of Biogrow ProGut daily provides a synergistic effect for an improved intestinal function and a balanced gut microbiota.

Each sachet contains 2.4g of soluble and insoluble fibres and a guaranteed potency of one billion CFU of live probiotic cultures.

Biogrow ProGut is suitable for all who wish to maintain or improve gut health as it offers a drug-free way to manage bowel movement with the power of fibre and probiotics.

It is now available in major pharmacies.

This article is brought to you by Legosan (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.

■ For details call 03-7956 2220 (9am-5pm) or e-mail enquiries to info@biogrow.com.my